At Burnham Nationwide, we can provide our clients with green building consultants whose job it is to work directly with project managers, building owners, architects, and engineers. Their role is to advise these professionals about the best ways of integrating green technologies into their next building project. Their advice concerns how to meet USGBC’s LEED certification standards as well as how to integrate green technologies that will save the building’s owner money and increase the property’s ultimate resale value. We can tailor our advice to fit the needs of your particular project.

When you speak with our green building consultants, you will discover things that you may have never realized about green technologies and methods. Some of the emerging technologies are simply too expensive to be useful right now. However, every day technologies have become more pervasive and more affordable. Our consultants can help you discover which ones are right for your project. Their experience gives them the necessary skills to crunch the numbers regarding each technology. For instance, they can help you figure out how much it will cost to implement certain technologies. These technologies could be anything from toxin absorbent paints to green roofing materials that help filter air to certain types of solar energy panels. After they help you estimate installation costs, our consultants can assist you with ascertaining the long-term value of these efforts. When looking at the long-term value, they will consider things such as how much energy you will save, how the technology will affect the security of the building’s occupants, and how it will eventually affect the property’s value.

At Burnham, we are committed to pursuing environmental excellence and creating structures that are more welcoming, more energy-efficient, more attractive, and finally, more profitable than their non-green counterparts. We extend this level of commitment to our clients so that their next project can achieve these goals. Our consultants are also trained in LEED certification standards, and we ensure that we take you through all of the necessary steps so that you receive all of the relevant tax credits and recognition that are associated with this program.

At Burnham, we believe in tailoring our offerings to your needs. If you are interested in educating your team members about the benefits of our green building practices, we can offer that to you as well. We are interested in providing professionals with information on the benefits of green building and giving them the knowledge that they need to implement these practices into their commercial or residential buildings. In addition to providing education, we can help the designers of your project add green elements.

When it comes to being green, our business model is built around a serious set of principles. We are one of the nation’s leaders in the progression of the green building movement. We serve all kinds of clients, and we offer services that address the needs of almost all types of buildings and projects. If you want someone to work with you on your next project, we would love to speak with you. Our green building consultants use proven methods, and they have the experience and organizational skills to be with you through every step of your project from drafting the plans to filing the paperwork to completing it all. We have helped many of our clients earn their LEED certifications. We have worked with projects that have focused on everything from building schools to revamping existing apartment blocks to meet contemporary green standards. To see some of our achievements, you only need to browse through our website and look at our client testimonials. We have a formula for success that allows us to help our clients execute even the most difficult and innovative projects.

Because we have been working with clients in so many capacities for so many years, we know what will help them the most. We have close relationships with the building officials in most cities. This makes the entire process of applying for permits much more streamlined and straightforward. In addition, we have also worked closely with the officials of the USGBC, and we understand what needs to be completed and filed for a project to earn their LEED certification. We let our connections and experience work for you.

At Burnham, we do not want to just sell you a service. Instead, we want to provide you with value. We give this to you in the form of our collective experience. Our experience provides the necessary leadership and technical knowledge for your next project. Our staff consists of renowned professionals with extensive knowledge about architecture, engineering and design. We are committed to facilitating and educating our clients to affect real change in the building industry. At Burnham, we believe that green buildings should be more than just the right design or a certain construction. We believe that they should be high-performing spaces that benefit their owners and their occupants. This belief allows us to help create buildings that offer more than they consume. It allows us to help create buildings that give back to the environment and the economy of their communities.  These are the commitments that you will get when working with any of our consultants.

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ADA building requirements were drafted to help prevent the discrimination of those with physical and/or mental disabilities. The guidelines were originally established as part of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a landmark piece of civil rights legislation that was signed into law over twenty years ago. Since the inception of that legislation, the guidelines have been modified. Most of the modifications, especially in Los Angeles, have been based on technological advancements in engineering and design that allow buildings to be made even safer and even more accessible for people with disabilities.

No one can dispute the fact that the ADA building requirements are helpful to an often marginalized sector of the American public. However, they can also be extremely difficult and tiresome to keep track of. Builders who are working on projects in Los Angeles may feel overwhelmed by the burden of keeping track of each and every requirement. They may not want to wade through page after page of legal terminology. To help them with this feat, the California state government has set up a website devoted to disability access information. On this page, builders can see exactly what the requirements are, and they can even read the full text of each law.

As they browse the website, they will see that these guidelines address every aspect of a project, including making routes accessible for people with disabilities. This can address things as diverse as floor surfaces that can effect the walking sticks of the visually impaired to ramps and door widths for those who must use a wheelchair. Contractors must also pay close attention to general elements of each building site. For instance, they must include features like handrails and adequate handicap accessible parking spots. Even plumbing is affected by the guidelines, and projects must make sure to include the required number of handicap toilets, drinking fountains, and grab bars in every applicable area including pools, saunas and more. Areas that provide notifications and communications to citizens must also strive to offer that same information to the visually impaired and to people with auditory disabilities. For instance, fire alarms must now include a visual element so that all people are alerted in the event of a fire.

Even with the help of a detailed website, keeping track of all the ADA building requirements can feel like a second job. Luckily, when this seems too overwhelming, there are people who can help. The team at Burnham Nationwide has professionals who can work with developers and contractors to ensure that their project is built with the necessary ADA guidelines in place.

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One of the best ways to ensure that your project runs smoothly is to hire a team of building code consultants. At Burnham, we match our clients to consultants who can help them with almost every aspect of their project. We have dedicated consultants who work with project managers, engineers, and architects to keep their projects on time and under budget. Our code consultants can tailor their services so that they address your particular concerns throughout the entire process.

When you submit a building permit application, the process can be lengthy at best. At worst, it can be a complete time-consuming disaster. Burnham’s building code consultants work hard to ensure that your submittal process is as smooth and hassle free as possible. With offices in many of the nation’s major cities, we have been able to form long lasting relationships built on trust with many local officials. We let these relationships, as well as our expertise, benefit our clients. Whether you need help remembering every bit of information that is in the two volumes of Chicago’s building codes or whether you need help deciphering certain provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we can provide you with help and guidance.

The first step, as you know, of completing a project proposal is submitting the application to the correct city department. When you work with one of our consultants, they advise you on which forms you need to complete. They look over all of your forms and blueprints to ensure that everything is up to the relevant codes. Many times, after forms are submitted, they must be resubmitted because one detail is incorrect or not up to code. When you have to resubmit something, as many contractors are all too well aware, you have to start the process over from the beginning. This can add weeks to the approval process. When you have to wait weeks for an approval, your crew will sit idle. In some cases, you may have to continue paying them or risk losing them to another project. If you have rented machinery, it may have to sit still as you continue to make payments and wait for your project to be approved.

The most important job that our code consultants do is to help our clients avoid these eventualities. They use their expertise to make sure that our clients have their permits accepted as quickly as possible. In some cities, we have such close relationships with the right officials that we are able to anticipate changes to the codes before they even occur. Regardless of the code that you have questions about, we have an expert on our team who knows the answer. When we do not know the answer, we know the right professional who does.

When you browse our website, you will see a list of the services that we provide. As discussed above, we can ensure that your building permits are filed correctly, and we can ensure that they are code compliant. In addition to serving our clients in these ways, we also offer them many other services. We can offer these services individually, or we can package them according to our clients’ needs.

Additionally, we offer inspection services. When our consultants inspect your project, they ensure that it is up to code. They have the knowledge to ensure that your project is prepared for your LEED certification inspection or for your city or county inspection. This service can save our clients just as much time and effort as our building code consulting services. We also offer solar services. Our consultants can advise you about everything from whether or not it would be cost-efficient to install solar panels to which types of solar energy would be best for your next project. Finally, we offer sustainability consulting services. These services can be used on their own or in conjunction with our standard consultancy services.

The services discussed above are the tangible services that we provide. However, when you work with Burnham’s building code consultants, you receive many intangible benefits. For instance, you will be more confident about your proposals and less anxious about your project. We add speed, creativity and a solid customer focus to all of our clients’ endeavors. When you work with one of our consultants, you are ensured that your project is done faster.

We can provide you with a team of professionals who can give you all the expertise that you need. However, to ensure that you are not overwhelmed, we allow you to work with a single point of contact, from start to finish. This consultant will ensure that you get everything that you need from your experience with Burnham Nationwide.

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